Biology A-Level
DNA without histones
What DNA without histones means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Prokaryotic DNA is not wound around histone proteins, so it is often described as naked.
Topics that use DNA without histones
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
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